Francesco Giordano
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Francesco Giordano has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Alessio Facciolà
Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Via C. Valeria, I-98100 Messina, Italy
1 shared publication - Antonio Laganà
Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
1 shared publication - Daniela Lo Giudice
Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98124 Messina, Italy
1 shared publication - Sebastiano Calimeri
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria, 98125 Messina, Italy
1 shared publication
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Assessment of Nursing Students’ Knowledge of Antibiotic Resistance in an Italian University Setting: A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
Nurses are healthcare professionals who can play a leading role in preventing antimicrobial resistance, given their direct assistance to patients. For this reason, in-depth university training is desirable. This study was conducted to detect possible weak points in the university training about an important public health topic represented by general knowledge about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. We carried out a survey on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of students attending the Nursing Sciences course at the University of Messina, Italy, by administering an online standardised questionnaire that included general and specific questions about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. General and specific scores were calculated. Some gaps were found about the knowledge of antibiotics (mean score: 3.6/4) and, especially, antibiotic resistance (mean score: 3.2/5). As expected, most of the incorrect answers to both antibiotic and antibiotic-resistance knowledge were given by students in the first year, but some gaps were also found among students in the last year. Given the growing role nurses can play in combating antibiotic resistance, these findings point to a possible information gap in the study course and highlight the need to enhance the current university training programmes with activities designed to increase knowledge on these important public health issues.
Open AccessAssessment of Nursing Students’ Knowledge of Antibiotic Resistance in an Italian University Setting: A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
Nurses are healthcare professionals who can play a leading role in preventing antimicrobial resistance, given their direct assistance to patients. For this reason, in-depth university training is desirable. This study was conducted to detect possible weak points in the university training about an important public health topic represented by general knowledge about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. We carried out a survey on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of students attending the Nursing Sciences course at the University of Messina, Italy, by administering an online standardised questionnaire that included general and specific questions about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. General and specific scores were calculated. Some gaps were found about the knowledge of antibiotics (mean score: 3.6/4) and, especially, antibiotic resistance (mean score: 3.2/5). As expected, most of the incorrect answers to both antibiotic and antibiotic-resistance knowledge were given by students in the first year, but some gaps were also found among students in the last year. Given the growing role nurses can play in combating antibiotic resistance, these findings point to a possible information gap in the study course and highlight the need to enhance the current university training programmes with activities designed to increase knowledge on these important public health issues.